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TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America's most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today’s programs with those of the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson ed robertson

    • TV & Film
    • 4.8 • 40 Ratings

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television brings you lively conversations every week with the stars, writers, directors and other creative people behind the scenes of some of America's most popular shows. An engaging blend of talk and entertainment, TV Confidential often compares today’s programs with those of the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

    A Fish in the Bathtub on Blu-ray

    A Fish in the Bathtub on Blu-ray

    TVC 644.2: Greg Ehrbar discusses the Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of A Fish in the Bathtub (1998), an offbeat comedy starring Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Phyllis Newman, Bob Dishy, and Judy Graubart that also marks one of the few times that Stiller and Meara performed together on film (other than their series of commercials for Blue Nun wines).
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    • 18 min
    1st Sound Version of Alice in Wonderland

    1st Sound Version of Alice in Wonderland

    TVC 644.2a: Greg Ehrbar discusses the Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of Alice in Wonderland (1933), the first sound-movie adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, featuring an all-star cast that includes Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, W.C. Fields, Edward Everett Horton, Charles Ruggles, Charlotte Henry, Sterling Holloway, and Jack Oakie.
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    • 8 min
    The Effervescence of Shirley Temple

    The Effervescence of Shirley Temple

    TVC 644.3: Greg Ehrbar reviews the Shirley Temple Storybook Collection, a six-DVD set featuring some of the best episodes of her popular Sunday night series, Shirley Temple’s Storybook (NBC, 1958-1959, 1960-1961). The DVD collection includes adaptations of such beloved children’s classics as The Little Mermaid, Winnie the Pooh, Babes in Toyland, Pippi Longstocking, Kim, The Reluctant Dragon, The Land of Oz, and Madeline, and features such stars as Jonathan Winters, Ray Walston, Martin Landau, Agnes Moorehad, Robert Culp, Sterling Holloway, Margaret Hamilton, John Raitt, David Frankham, and Jonathan Harris.
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    • 16 min
    Jim MacKrell on "doing what came next"

    Jim MacKrell on "doing what came next"

    TVC 644.4: Ed welcomes game show legend, radio host, actor, and novelist Jim MacKrell (Celebrity Sweepstakes, The Game Game, Run Maggie Run, Falen: Semper Fi, Down from the Mountain, Last Call with Jim MacKrell). Topics this segment includes Jim’s early career in radio (including being an on-air personality at KXOL/Fort Worth, Texas at the birth of “Top 40” radio); how our ability to communicate with each other is what makes us innately human; and why Jim describes his career path as “I did what came next.”
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    • 24 min
    Jim MacKrell, Jim Murray, and Vin Scully

    Jim MacKrell, Jim Murray, and Vin Scully

    TVC 644.5: Game show legend and novelist Jim MacKrell talks to Ed about some of the people in the music industry whom he met when he worked for Henry Mancini, including Gordon Jenkins, Lou Rawls, Joe Saraceno, and Anita Kerr; why legendary Los Angeles Times sports columnist Jim Murray was the print equivalent to broadcast legend Vin Scully, in that both had an ability to connect with people in ways that transcended their respective mediums; why the word “spirit” simply speaks to who we are as human beings; and what he learned from being in the company of Peter Marshall and Tom Kennedy. Jim’s novels Down from the Mountain, Falen: Semper Fi, and Run Maggie Run are all available at Amazon.com and JMacKrell.com. Jim’s podcast, Last Call with Jim MacKrell, is available wherever you find podcasts.
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    • 24 min
    Jim MacKrell on the power of curiosity

    Jim MacKrell on the power of curiosity

    TVC 644.6: Game show legend and novelist Jim MacKrell talks to Ed about what makes the dog characters in his novels Down from the Mountain, Falen: Semper Fi, and Run Maggie Run such unusual protagonists. All three of Jim’s novels are available at Amazon.com and JMacKrell.com.
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    • 12 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
40 Ratings

40 Ratings

Medusa1954 ,

Smart TV Talk

This is TV and the TV business discussed with knowledge and insight. Ed Martin is a complete pro, giving us insider access combined with genuine enthusiasm. Wonderful guests!

Time traveler 420 ,

Great Show!

If you enjoy classic TV and stories from industry insiders, this is the show for you. I think it’s great to hear these legends being interviewed by such a knowledgeable and respectful host. The sound quality is great and there is no yelling or cussing, a classy show about classic TV!

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Love this!!

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